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Standard 1

Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.


 * ==// The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils //==


 * Evidence1: **




 * Rationale 1: **

The Instructional Design lesson plan was student-centered and focused on the students making real-life connections to the weather that occurs where they live and the world around them. This lesson was intended for 4th grade science students and portions of the lesson were taught to the students due to time constraints. These weather lessons included a variety of instructional methods to meet the needs of all learners and to keep students engaged in the lesson. The lesson was constructed around the Science Standards as well as the 21st Century Learning Skills and NET-S. Creating this lesson made me as an educator look beyond covering the Science Standards and to focus on the skills students will need to develop for their future and the use of technology to bring the lesson to life for the students. The students loved learning about the weather in other places and enjoyed seeing the various types of weather through the use of multimedia. I felt that all students were able to make stronger connections to the content because of the diverse instructional strategies integrated within the lesson. As an educator, I feel this task forced me to explore new areas of technology, instruction, and assessments.


 * KSD:**


 * 1.K.1 The teacher understands the major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s) s/he teaches. **


 * As I created this lesson plan, I was aware of the concepts that needed to be addressed and created learning objectives that integrated 21st Century Learning Skills and the use of technology to accomplish them. The use of technology and the 21st Century Learning Skills were used to enhance the lesson by providing current information and problems for the students to research and solve. Students needed to apply knowledge learned in the textbook or from other resources to predict weather or provide explanations why seasons/weather occurs. Students needed to use higher level thinking to give rationales for their answers creating greater comprehension of the content being covered.


 * 1.S.3 The teacher can evaluate teaching resources and curriculum materials for their comprehensiveness, accuracy and usefulness in representing particular ideas and concepts. **


 * In preparing this lesson plan, I needed materials and resources that would address the learning objectives and Science Standards, keep the students engaged and to provide material that would help the students better connect to the contents being covered. I also focused on using a variety of resources and materials to address the needs of all learners. Some of the materials online were pre-selected and then provided for the students to use as needed to acquire information on a topic; others were presented to the class as whole and some resources were used to supplement a struggling student or as a review of content.


 * 1.D.4 The teacher is committed to continuous learning and engages in professional discourse about subject matter knowledge and children’s learning of the discipline. **


 * In the creating stages of these lesson plans, there were a variety of Web 2.0 tools, internet resources and multimedia materials that I wanted to use that I was unfamiliar with. Realizing the changes within the field education I had to learn about a lot of these resources and experience them myself to see the educational advantages or disadvantages and how I could effectively integrate them into my teaching. Many of these new resources were extremely engaging and provided an interactive learning platform to teach to. I feel if I want to successfully teach my students, I myself cannot stop learning.